Mr. Knickerbocker, if you please, my dear; damme! I'm so happy I could fly to the moon, jump over a steeple, dance a new fandango on stilts. [Dances.] Fal, lal, la.

Enter Herman.

Knickerbocker.

Well, sir, what the devil do you want?

Herman.

I came to claim this lady's fortune or her hand.

Alice.

Knock him down, spouse.

Knickerbocker.

Mr. Knickerbocker, my dear.